The Spring Festival holiday, now the country's most lucrative box-office season, was once considered a cinematic dead zone.
In September 2024, two young Frenchmen — 27-year-old Benjamin Rene and 26-year-old Loic Michel — quit their jobs in Paris and set off from their hometown of Annecy on an extraordinary journey. Their goal was ambitious: to reach Shanghai, China — on foot.
In a residential building in Beijing, a 77-year-old man is diligently completing a set of squats under the guidance of his trainer, Li Xuan. This is his 40th fitness session, each lasting nearly two hours.
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As the year draws to a close, many people seek meaningful ways to reflect on the past and welcome the future. Museums host special exhibitions that invite reflection on history, nature and culture, while concerts and performances fill the air with music and excitement. From intimate gatherings to large-scale public events, a wide range of celebrations ensure that people can find unique ways to bid farewell to the old year and embrace the new one.
China Philately recently launched a series of horse-motif postage collectibles and creative merchandise to usher in the upcoming Year of the Horse beginning on Feb 17.
The black soil of Northeast China not only cultivates high-quality cropland and other agricultural produce, but it also nurtures the hearts and minds of the people living on it, primarily in the three northeastern provinces — Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning.
China's culture and tourism consumption remained robust over the past year, according to a report recently unveiled by Chinese social media platform Douyin.
The Fire Raven, the latest film from Malaysian director Sam Quah, is scheduled for release on New Year's Eve.
An assembly of digital art archives, including images of artworks, drawings and manuscripts, as well as records of artists' landmark exhibitions, was recently donated to the China National Archives of Publications and Culture in Beijing.
As winter deepens and the New Year approaches, Beijing's dining industry is seeing renewed creativity, with restaurants, cafe brands, and chains rolling out new menus, seasonal products and fresh concepts to capture year-end consumer demand.
A recent industry report revealed a dual surge in both inbound and outbound tourism in China.
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